I have a friend who shall be moving to Switzerland during the early part of 2013. He wishes to know is their a Swiss Google Play Store, or do Swiss residents use the German Play Store? If this is the case what happens (if anything) to his UK account and is the transition relatively straightforward. If this is not the case and a Swiss Google Play Store does not exist, neither do Swiss residents use the German Play Store - is their a way around it.
Would he still be able to access the UK Google Play Store ?
- In order to do so doesn't he have to still be a resident (can he use someone elses address ?)
- In order to access it, is all that is required is to maintain a British Bank Account ?
- Is it simply a case of you can access any Play Store from where ever you are residing in the world ?
What happens therefore if he wishes to order a Nexus device from the UK store in terms of postage costs and import duty ?
If he is able to register at the German Play Store would this be a more viable option as surely postage and import duty would be less than that from the UK ?
He has heard that even though Google has a HQ in Zurich, most Swiss are heavily iOS orientated.(He is reluctant to follow that path if it can be helped)
Perhaps a Swiss person can give some clarification or advice regarding the above matter for him (or what do the people who work for Google in Zurich do & what did the employees who came from countries such as Germany, USA & UK do with their accounts ?)
Thankyou for your understanding regarding this matter